I have been a citizen of Taylor County all of my life until my husband's job required us to move last year. I have known Chad Shively, current PVA, for almost four years. During these years, Chad has become a mentor to my husband and I. I have watched him faithfully serve his community in more than one way.

He serves his family, friends, church and church communities in Taylor County, as well as other states. I can list numerous reasons to keep Chad as PVA, but I will focus on just a few; character, reputation and qualifications are what I would like to focus on.

We, the family of Anthony "Tony" Grider, wish to express our most heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of the amazing people who have been by our side physically or spiritually during Tony's battle to heal, his eventual journey home to our Father, and the continued support today.

Mr. William "Dubby" Ball makes an excellent point about the high commercial cost of earth-moving equipment and services. I do not dispute his estimates since that is his professional occupation. That's why the Campbellsville Water Co., along with the city of Campbellsville, recognize that many projects can be completed by city and water company employees with city-owned equipment.

I went to the Campbellsville City Council meeting on Oct. 6, 2014, to ask the mayor a question. He answered Mr. [Kenny] Anderson. The other gentleman got up to ask a question. He wouldn't answer him his question and asked if anyone else did. Before anyone could say anything, he adjourned the meeting and left everybody sitting there in shock. What a mayor.

My question to the mayor is, how many easements on private property he is working on Pleasant Drive.

Thanks to the hard work of 362 volunteers and the support of The Friends of Green River lake volunteer group as well as local businesses, the 28th annual Green River Lake Volunteer Lakeshore Cleanup was again a huge success.

On Saturday, Sept. 20, more than 230 bags of trash, more than 40 tires and various large pieces of plastic and metal were picked up from the shoreline. The hard work and effort put in by the numerous volunteers allowed for a cost savings to the government of more than $24,489.30.

We would like to thank everyone for the love, care and support shown to us after Alex's accident. It was truly amazing to see that so many people care so much.

To the first responders, thanks so much for the care you gave on the scene and to the Air Evac crew that took him to Louisville. The follow-up visits you made each time you had a run to the hospital meant a lot.

The staff at the U of L trauma/burn unit were so good at their job and showed such great compassion.

I write to commend Miss Calen McKinney for her coverage of important matters to readers of the Central Kentucky News-Journal.

Her front-page article about Campbellsville University in the July 23 issue is an illustration of her expert journalism. Miss Calen did not report "hearsay" information, but instead did much research in order for readers to be better informed about a major issue facing all of us in Taylor County and elsewhere.